Government Service Insurance System office in Pasay City. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News

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Pia Gutierrez

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/172129217283520230110-gsis-office-main-MD-8405.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Government Service Insurance System office in Pasay City. <em>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA -- The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is set to offer &#x27;lite&#x27; loans to its members by October.</p><div><span dir="ltr" id="isPasted">GSIS president and general manager Arnulfo Veloso said the agency will launch its <span dir="ltr" id="isPasted">Multi-Purpose Loan Lite, which will allow members to take out small loans ranging from P5,000 to P50,000.</span></span></div><div><span dir="ltr" id="isPasted"><span dir="ltr" id="isPasted">“Para pong diet. Ito iyong kapag mayroon po kayong mga emergency na small amounts na kailangan po na mabayaran,&quot; Veloso explained.</span></span></div><div><span dir="ltr" id="isPasted"><span dir="ltr" id="isPasted">(It&#x27;s like a diet loan...this is for when you need a small amount for an emergency expense.)</span></span></div><div><span dir="ltr" id="isPasted"><span dir="ltr" id="isPasted">The official said the loans have a term of up to one year.</span></span></div><div><span dir="ltr"><span dir="ltr">&quot;M<span dir="ltr" id="isPasted">abilis at puwede na rin pong mapunta sa account nila agad-agad,” he said.</span></span></span></div><div><span dir="ltr"><span dir="ltr"><span dir="ltr" id="isPasted">(This is fast and can get to your account right away.)</span></span></span></div><div><span dir="ltr"><span dir="ltr"><span dir="ltr" id="isPasted">Veloso also said GSIS is <span dir="ltr" id="isPasted">developing several of its vacant properties for government housing.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span dir="ltr"><span dir="ltr"><span dir="ltr" id="isPasted"></span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span dir="ltr" id="isPasted">In a televised briefing, Veloso said that the GSIS will build a set of 3 high-rise condominium buildings in Fairview, Quezon City and in Cogeo, Antipolo.</span></div><div><span dir="ltr" id="isPasted">&quot;N<span dir="ltr" id="isPasted">akita ko na ang plano, ipapa-approve pa – nakita ko lang, prinisenta sa akin noong aming team...na mayroon po tayong size na 55 square meters na para po maibigay sa ating mga mamamayan. Ito po ay ipapagawa pa lang po natin.”</span></span></div><div><span dir="ltr" id="isPasted"><span dir="ltr" id="isPasted">(I saw the pans, these are still for approval...our team showed us that we have sizes of 55 square meters that we can give our people. These are still for construction.)</span></span></div><div><span dir="ltr" id="isPasted"><span dir="ltr" id="isPasted">Veloso also shared that the GSIS has already digitized almost 99 percent of its services. </span></span></div><div><span dir="ltr" id="isPasted"></span></div><p>Veloso says among their digitized services is the Annual Physical Identification Revalidation (APIR), which would allow retirees to revalidate their pensions through their mobile phones, saving them the inconvenience of going physically to GSIS offices.</p><p>“Aba ay sa pamamagitan ng mobile phone, magsi-selfie ka, malalaman na po natin kung kayo po ay mari-revalidate,” he said. </p><p>“With the use of technology, kahit na iyong nagkaroon na ng sakit, hindi po nila magalaw nang masyado ay nakukuha po, accurate po na nakukuha ang kanilang—nari-revalidate po natin.”</p><p>(Using a mobile phone, retirees can take a selfie and these can be used for revalidation. With the use of technology, even those who are sick can get revalidated.)</p><p>He also said that they have partnered with payment gateways like PayMaya, through which their members can now pay using their mobile phones. </p><div><strong>RELATED STORY:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/W1nTwnxcqcs?&amp;t=1s&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

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GSIS to offer 'lite' loans of P5k to P50k

GSIS to offer 'lite' loans of P5k to P50k

Pia Gutierrez,

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Published Jul 18, 2024 05:04 PM PHT

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Updated Jul 18, 2024 05:34 PM PHT

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